| Person Source | | James Washington Van Fossen had person sources.1 |
| Birth | 22 February 1847 | He was born on 22 February 1847 in Belmont, Ohio, United StatesBG. |
| Residence | 1850 | He lived in Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USABG, in 1850. |
| Marriage | 2 January 1868 | He and Margaret Ann Wilkin were married on 2 January 1868 in Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United StatesBG.1 |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived Residence Post Office: Hendrysburg in Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USABG, in 1870. |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self in Kirkwood, Belmont, Ohio, USABG, in 1880. |
| Residence | 1900 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head in Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USABG, in 1900. |
| Residence | 1910 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head in Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USABG, in 1910. |
| Residence | 1920 | He lived Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married in Kirkwood, Belmont, Ohio, USABG, in 1920. |
| Death | 11 January 1927 | He died on 11 January 1927 at age 79 in Piedmont, Harrison, Ohio, United StatesBG. |
| Burial | | He was buried in Sewellsville, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of AmericaBG. |